Surf Academy is Southern California’s
Premier Surf School!
Founded in 2000 by US Surfing Champion and Walk of Fame Honoree Mary Setterholm, Surf Academy has grown to be the largest surf school in the United States. Our enthusiastic and professional surf instructors teach and coach surfing for women, men, teenagers, and children of all ages.
Surf Academy operates exclusive Surf Camps, Group Surf Lessons, and Private Surf Lessons in partnership with the Cities of Santa Monica and Huntington Beach.
Los Angeles County Beaches in Manhattan Beach and El Segundo provide additional locations for Corporate Surf Parties, Surf Lessons and more Surf Camps solely run by Surf Academy.
How to Signup For Surf Lessons:
- Join our surfer community.
- Visit our site and decide what kind of lesson you want.
- Select the lesson(s) you want to register for.
- Complete the signup process and pay for your lessons.
- You will receive a confirmation when completed.
- If you are buying a series of lessons, you can reserve them all at once, or reserve one now and the rest later.
- To reschedule a confirmed lesson please call 424-903-9500 or email info@surfacademy.com, at least 24 hours in advance.
Surfing: Harmony In Motion
Surfing and yoga are natural companions. Yoga is defined as, “The cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.” If you are to make the drop and keep moving fluidly, in any form on any board, your mind must be present. Surfing, in all its forms, IS yoga.
I tell the SurfBus kids, “Surfing is being in harmony with the ocean.” This definition transcends ocean waves. It applies not only to many sports, but to the everyday moments of our lives. We are hit by waves all the time: the fluctuations of life are many and varied, just like fast approaching waves created by swells coming from different directions. Some waves are long-period, and like our lives, they are spaced well, and big enough to maul us when we don’t see them coming. Most of the waves we traverse are smaller and closer together. They are the waves of everyday life, knocking us around as we constantly seek our center: A centered mind, a centered body, a centered heart.
Surf Report
Current water quality: LA County Ocean Monitoring Program
